Huawei is prepping both P10 & P10 Plus flagships for a launch in the Spring
Huawei's 2016 flagships - the Huawei P9 series - were a seriously impressive bits of kit, offering up some high peformance Android goodness, a premium exterior, and one of the best dual-sensor cameras to date, courtesy of the firm's collaboration with Leica. Now Huawei has confirmed its plans for a successor series in 2017, of course dubbed the Huawei P10, the firm also said there will be a Huawei P10 Plus model.
The confirmation comes via comments which were made by Huawei chairman and CEO of the company's consumer division, Yu Chengdong. There are some translation issues with the quote, but it appears there may be both flat screen and curved display variants, this may imply the Plus model will have a curved display. Yu Chengdong confirmed that Huawei will launch these devices in March or April, but a precise date has not been given, nor has any indication of pricing.
Huawei's official MWC 2017 press conference - at which it is expected to launch the Huawei P10 series - will be taking place on Sunday 26 February, but ahead of the launch the handset's official press/product renders have leaked online showing exactly what we can expect. Leaked by none other than Evan Blass, aka @evleaks on Twitter, we can consider the images 100% legit considering the source, and they certainly look the real deal anyway.
Of course this is just the standard black version, from every angle on a rotation, however, @evleaks has previously shown details of various colour options, including green, blue, and gold.
A leak via a Dutch tech website reveals the different variants of Huawei P10 which will be available and how they will be priced. The details and prices are for the Chinese market and although this can give us some idea of what to expect internationally, bear in mind that not every variant may be available in every region. The Huawei P10 will come in three variants with either a version with 4GB of RAM and options for 32GB or 64GB of storage, or a version with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage; prices are $508, $595, and $683 respectively. All these models will run on the Kirin 960 processor and feature a dual-sensor Leica camera.
The Huawei P10 Plus will be available either with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage at $726, or with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage at $828. At present we know the P10 Plus will have a bigger display and battery, but it's not confirmed if it will have a faster CPU.
A plethora of leaks has emerged to reveal many new details and features of the Huawei P10 range ahead of its launch. First up, a few key specs have been confirmed. The handset has shown up in a Geekbench benchmark with 4GB of RAM, which we know would be a version with either 32GB or 64GB of storage as per the above pricing leaks. The phone has also been spotted receiving its FCC certification as the VTR-L29, where it has support for 15 communications bands and confirmation of a 3,100mAh battery cell.
There are also multiple image leaks. A set of official product renders of the larger Huawei P10 Plus have hit the web via Chinese source MyDrivers, showing the design from a few different angles and giving us a view of the curved edge display.
Lastly, serial tipster Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, posted on Twitter showing the Huawei P10 in blue, green, and gold colour variants.
As of January 23, a set of renders of the P10 has leaked online, apparently showing some of its design and features. The images, which have a sort of official certification document mugshot look to them, show a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, curved display edges, and a duo of camera sensors on the rear. The right-hand model appears to be the larger Huawei P10 Plus with a dual-curved-edge display similar to Samsung's designs.
Another set of leaks has popped up from sources in China with yet another render of the Huawei P10 Plus. While the above earlier render only shows the front of the P10 model with a black finish, this latest image shows the same phone in a lighter metallic hue.
On the front panel, the lighter finish allows us to see an additional sensor which could be an iris scanner. Interestingly, as we also see the back panel this time, we can see that there is a fingerprint scanner on the back, meaning the front-mounted Home key may simply be a Home key and not a dual-purpose input with a scanner built-in. We can also see that on the laser autofocus sensor there is a ring-flash module.
The same source also leaked an image of the Huawei P10 (below) and detailed some specs.
It claims the regular Huawei P10 will carry a HiSilicon Kirin 960 while the Huawei P10 Plus will use a HiSilicon Kirin 965. The Plus model will be optionally 6GB or 8GB of RAM relating to either 128GB or 256GB of onboard storage respectively. Similarly, the regular Huawei P10 will have a 4GB or 6GB RAM option to go with 64GB or 128GB of onboard storage. All models will pack Android Nougat with the EMUI on top and will allow microSD card memory expansion. The Huawei P10 is said to have a 3,100mAh battery and the Huawei P10 Plus a 3,650mAh cell. Allegedly they're getting prices revealed at MWC 2017 and the Huawei P10 starting tag will be $699.
Huawei may also have a P10 Lite model in the works; the handset was spotted by tech journo Roland Quandt in the Geekbench benchmarking database, listed as the Huawei WAS-LX1A sporting a Kirin 655 1.7GHz octa-core processor with 4GB RAM. It also carries Android Nougat. Quandt Tweeted about the listing speculating that it may be the Huawei P10 Lite; Huawei has released several "Lite" models of its major flagship brands in the last few years.
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus will go head-to-head with the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and LG’s G6, as well as new releases from Nokia and HTC. Big specs, impressive hardware and eye-catching design will be the order of the day, as Huawei attempts to close the gap on Samsung in 2017.
During the past two years, Huawei has made HUGE steps forwards in the US and UK. Its phones have consistently improved, adding in new, innovative specs and this, over time, has translated into increased sales and increased market share.
2017, indeed, could be the year Huawei becomes on of the most visible brands in the UK and US phone space, next to Samsung. The company has the resource, passion and drive to grow even more which is why it’s belief that it will one day become bigger than Samsung is something we should all start paying more attention to.
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